On the surface, traditional folk dances, ballet, and modern dance seem far apart. However, each of these forms acts as a stepping stone off each other to truly evolve the form of dance. Folk, ballet, and modern are not so much separate forms, but a time line showing the growth of expressive kinetics. The evolution begins with folk dancing. The beginning of structured, organized choreography. Ballet introduces a refinement in technique and turns dancing into a science. However, the rigorousness of ballet became too much to bare for many, and modern signified a return to free expression, while also incorporating athleticism and complex choreography. The relation that these forms contain is a shift in how humans have refined the concept of movement.
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The term folk dance can apply to expressive movements of indigenous people like Polynesians, Native Americans, or Aborigines. However, it also applies to traditional dances throughout Europe such as the polka or Greek hasapiko. Many misconstrue that folk dancing is limited to indigenous tribes, but that is an arbitrary line in the sand that probably stems from racism. Folk dances, while organized, tend to be informal. They are often performed during social gatherings or traditional ceremonies, but are performed by people with very little professional instruction, if any at all. While many folk dances have been adapted to be performed during formal performances on a stage, they originally were not intended for that purpose. Folk dances are heavily routed in the tradition of their culture. Dances are performed to a specific song or style of music that belongs to the culture. Like any society, however, these …show more content…
Folk dances have also been adapted to stage performances in recent years, and audiences can gather in the same theaters to watch ballets or traditional cultural performances. The roots of organized movement also directly impact ballet. Without the increasing complexity of some cultures dances, ballet would have never evolved into what it is known as today. Many cultural dances are easier to learn, while ballet requires extensive training, especially when many of these dancers are making careers out of their movement. While choreographed, ballet performers also do a great job of expressing a wide range of emotion in their performances. It could be argued that the effort put into calculating the steps of the dancer actually helps articulate this expression through dance. While watching both traditional folk dances and ballets, both forms of movement exemplify human expression through movement.
In the early 20th century, modern dance arose as a form of rebellion against the overly structured art form of ballet. Modern dance is meant to be a freeing form of dance. Modern dancers rejected the language, limited move set, and attire of ballet in search of expressive freedom. This could be interpreted as a rejection of the structure established by ballet, and a shift to the free expression of folk dancing. Modern dance is also a very broad term as most forms
The term folk dance can apply to expressive movements of indigenous people like Polynesians, Native Americans, or Aborigines. However, it also applies to traditional dances throughout Europe such as the polka or Greek hasapiko. Many misconstrue that folk dancing is limited to indigenous tribes, but that is an arbitrary line in the sand that probably stems from racism. Folk dances, while organized, tend to be informal. They are often performed during social gatherings or traditional ceremonies, but are performed by people with very little professional instruction, if any at all. While many folk dances have been adapted to be performed during formal performances on a stage, they originally were not intended for that purpose. Folk dances are heavily routed in the tradition of their culture. Dances are performed to a specific song or style of music that belongs to the culture. Like any society, however, these …show more content…
Folk dances have also been adapted to stage performances in recent years, and audiences can gather in the same theaters to watch ballets or traditional cultural performances. The roots of organized movement also directly impact ballet. Without the increasing complexity of some cultures dances, ballet would have never evolved into what it is known as today. Many cultural dances are easier to learn, while ballet requires extensive training, especially when many of these dancers are making careers out of their movement. While choreographed, ballet performers also do a great job of expressing a wide range of emotion in their performances. It could be argued that the effort put into calculating the steps of the dancer actually helps articulate this expression through dance. While watching both traditional folk dances and ballets, both forms of movement exemplify human expression through movement.
In the early 20th century, modern dance arose as a form of rebellion against the overly structured art form of ballet. Modern dance is meant to be a freeing form of dance. Modern dancers rejected the language, limited move set, and attire of ballet in search of expressive freedom. This could be interpreted as a rejection of the structure established by ballet, and a shift to the free expression of folk dancing. Modern dance is also a very broad term as most forms